Potion bases, or hard liquor, are strong alcohol which is necessary in order to brew potions of any kind. Only alcohol which can be used as a potion base is included in this list. For other kinds of alcohol found in the game, see Alcoholic beverages.
- All potion bases are strong alcohol. They are divided by quality, with different qualities allowing a different number of ingredients to be combined to make a single potion:
Top quality bases[ | ]
| Image | Name | Description | Buy | Sell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Alcohest | A very pure distillate with a touch of magic. | 50  |
10
|
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Azoth | A very pure distillate used in advanced alchemy. | 50 |
10
|
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Mandrake cordial | Distilled from Mandrake roots. | 50 |
10
|
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Wormwood spirit | A hallucinogenic vodka. | 50 |
10
|
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Wyvern blood spirit | Spirit distilled by druids. | 50 |
10
|
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White Gull | The best potion base, and actually a product of any lower quality base on this page plus some other alchemical ingredients. | n /a | n /a |
High quality bases[ | ]
| Image | Name | Description | Buy | Sell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Cherry cordial spirit | Cherry cordial valued by connoisseurs of strong liqueurs. | 30
|
6
|
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Dwarven spirit | Mahakaman spirit. | 30
|
6
|
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Plum cordial | The specialty of Temerian housewives. | 30
|
6
|
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Temerian spirit | The favourite beverage of Viziman city guards. | 30
|
6
|
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Zerrikanian spirit | Spirit often referred to as "dragon blood". | 30
|
6
|
Standard bases[ | ]
| Image | Name | Description | Buy | Sell |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Local pepper vodka | Throat-burning pepper vodka. | 20
|
4
|
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Nilfgaardian lemon | A vodka popular in the Nilfgaardian Empire. In the North it is used to toast the defeat of the Black Ones. | 20
|
4
|
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Redanian herbal | A red vodka, called "stern" in honor of King Radovid the Stern. | 20
|
4
|
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Soldier's hooch | A crudely distilled alcoholic beverage distributed to soldiers before battle. | 20
|
4
|
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Temerian rye | Drunkards call this rye vodka their daily bread. | 20
|
4
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